World IN BRIEF : SOUTH KOREA : Thousands Demand President’s Ouster

Tens of thousands of students, workers and dissidents demanded the ouster of South Korean President Roh Tae Woo in nationwide protests over the fatal beating of a student by police April 26. In Seoul, about 2,000 protesters marching toward City Hall were stopped at a U.S. diplomatic building along the route and driven back by thousands of riot police backed by armored vans and water cannon. The beating death by police of a college student on April 26 triggered the protests, the largest so far this year. The demonstrations and a series of self-immolations by students have created the most serious challenge to the Roh government since it took office in 1988.